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Okay, I'll confess I was going to write an original Pinterest Post until I saw this and realized that I can't do it justice the way @copyblogger has. So scoot on over and read this one to get the scoop whether you are a beginner, an accomplished pinner or a pinterest black belt.
AND, if you have no clue what pinterest is, take a minute and read about here. I think you'll find this FUN if not a tool you want to add. It is already tied to Facebook and Twitter and is fast growing up to be a powerhouse platform for social shares.
56 Ways to Market Your Business on Pinterest:
http://www.copyblogger.com/pinterest-marketing/
Here is a totally rock solid cool video, that my colleague did that walks you through some little known ways to profit from Pinterest. I'm on Pinterest, and wading deeper by the day. Dan actually immersed himself in Pinterest for a couple of weeks to make this video, some very hot strategies and simple how to's shared.
Quick and Easy VIDEO Training:
http://www.jvzoo.com/c/9110/2840
As a Designer, it is one very cool tool to promote your portfolio. As a photographer you definitely want to be leveraging it. Are you in fashion or into scrapbooking, then Pinterest is for you. If you just want some idle eye candy, don't miss it. Oh and if you need an invite. Let me know, I'm happy to get you one. (Seems kind of silly in this day and age but that's what they are doing.)
By the way, if you blog and use images in your posts like I do, then you can actually pin your blog posts gaining a wider audience like Darren Rowse, better known as @problogger and a favorite.
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2011/12/17/how-i-overlooked-a-1000-visitor-a-day-source-of-traffic-and-what-i-did-to-grow-it-to-3000-visits-a-day/
That's it now, oh and for goodness sake, look me up on pinterest and follow a board or two if you'd like. Be delighted to connect there. It really is a fun place.
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